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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Mariner 7

United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force's 486th launch · 12th this year · humanity's 955th orbital launch attempt

March 27, 1969Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Mar 27, 22:22Mar 27, 22:22 UTC

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Mariner 7

Mariner 6 and 7 comprised a dual-spacecraft mission to Mars, the sixth and seventh missions in the Mariner series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. The primary objectives of the missions were to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars during close flybys to establish the basis for future investigations, particularly those relevant to the search for extraterrestrial life, and to demonstrate and develop technologies required for future Mars missions and other long-duration missions far from the Sun.

Robotic Exploration · Mars flyby (Mars flyby)

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Pad — Launch Complex 36A

71 launches from this pad · 1,123 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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